DentMN
A town of 230.
230 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dent. Another town gets a different order.
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents commute out of Dent
Most working residents leave Dent for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Fergus Falls (21%), Perham (13%) and Detroit Lakes (7%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
Where working residents work
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Dent has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to -1°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
A typical Dent home is worth about $400K
The typical Dent home is worth about $400,000, up 7.8% in a year, 14% above the Minnesota typical home.
Typical home value
How healthy Dent is
Dent beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Dent | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.3% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.8% | 5.4% |
0% of Dent is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dent Memorial Park | — | 1 |
99% of working residents leave Dent for work
Where Dent’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Dent
City in Minnesota, United States
Dent is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 173 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 173
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,375 ft
- ZIP code
- 56528
- Area code
- 218